Sweet, juicy pineapple and tender, savory pork in one bite: it’s no wonder skewers done right are a grilling staple. Marinate your pork in Ingrid’s secret achiote sauce to really up the ante.

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Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

For the sauce
3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
1 tablespoon achiote (annatto) seeds
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
5 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 tablespoon seeded and finely chopped canned aji amarillo peppers (or 1 tablespoon finely chopped roasted red or yellow peppers plus 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper)
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons salt, plus extra for the skewers
2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper, plus extra for the skewers

For the pork
1 pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 pound pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 large red onion, quartered, then halved widthwise
1 head of butterhead lettuce (such as Bibb or Boston)
Lime wedges, for serving

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat and add the achiote seeds. Turn off the heat and let the seeds steep until the oil turns a vibrant orange-red, about 5 minutes. Strain the oil through a fine-mesh sieve and discard the seeds. Place the achiote oil in a blender along with the vinegar, garlic, aji amarillo, cumin, salt, and pepper and purée the mixture.
2. Place the pork in a resealable gallon-sized plastic bag. Add the achiote marinade, turn the bag to coat the pork, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
3. Preheat your grill to high heat. Thread the pork onto skewers alternately with the pineapple and red onion. Sprinkle the skewers with a little salt and pepper. Grill until browned on all sides, 4 to 6 minutes total; don’t overcook or the pork will be tough and dry. Serve the skewers on a bed of lettuce leaves with some lime wedges.

Grilled Pineapple with Spiked Rum Crema by Ingrid Hoffman

Delightfully juicy and just the right amount of sweet, Ingrid Hoffman’s Grilled Pineapple with Spiked Rum Crema complements a savory entree and can also be served as an after-dinner treat.

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Makes 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

8 ¾-inch-thick rounds of pineapple, peeled and cored
butter-flavored cooking spray
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 cup heavy cream
½ cup confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons silver rum
¼ cup sweetened coconut flakes, toasted, for serving
fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Spray the pineapple slices with the cooking spray on both sides and rub with the dark brown sugar.
2. Beat the heavy cream with an electric hand mixer on high speed in a chilled medium bowl until it thickens. Add the confectioners’ sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Beat in the rum until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. Heat a rimmed grill pan over high heat until very hot. In batches, add the pineapple to the pan and grill until seared with grill marks, turning once, about 3 minutes. (The pineapple can also be grilled on an outdoor grill over medium heat.) Transfer to a plate and let cool slightly.
4. For each serving, place 2 pineapple slices on a dessert plate. Top with a dollop of the rum cream, sprinkle with a tablespoon of coconut, and garnish with a mint sprig. Serve immediately.

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Fire Pits are a great addition to any outdoor living area and the BBQ Online Showroom would like to show you how to set-up a prefabricated fire pit. We recommend seeking out a professional plumbing service to assist in running the gas line to your fire pit. This tutorial will also touch on the aesthetic options available to you when considering the look of your fire pit. We will showcase and demonstrate the use of standard lava rock, fire glass and talk about some less used applications that are out there.

Getting Started

We need to first take a look at how the key valve and plumbing will be setup. We have laid out the plumbing on the ground in the photo to the right to illustrate a basic plumbing configuration for a fire pit. Your configuration will obviously differ from our pit slightly, but for the most part this is what it should look like internally. We’ve also included an illustration below to show how it would layout within the fire pit used in our example.

The Gas Stub

This brings us to the gas stub in the photo to the right. You don’t have to use a solid pipe like the one shown. You have the option of using a gas flex line which is sometimes easier depending on the situation. A gas flex line is shown in the photo above that demonstrates the configuration of the plumbing and key valve. The flex line is a great solution to tight spaces and when you need to bend around objects. It’s also useful when attaching fire pit rings, h-burners, u-burners and any other situation where you need flexibility in a gas line.

 ”Beware of the whistle”. It’s important to understand that some flex lines do have a loud whistle caused by gas flowing thru them. There’s nothing worse than installing your fire pit and finding out that it whistles. There is a solution to the problem though. The “Whisper” flex line will drastically reduce the noise emitted from the gas flow. The photo below shows an example of a standard flex line compared to a whisper flex line.

Connecting the Fire Ring to the Stub

Connecting a Fire Ring is a straight forward task with only two options, orifices up or down. When using a liquid propane gas source you must install the Fire Ring with orifices facing up. You can go either orifices up or down when using a natural gas source. The only difference with installing your fire ring with the orifices facing down is an increase in the dispersal of your flame. As mentioned previously, this is only an option when you are using a Natural Gas source. Warning! If you set up your fire ring with the orifices down in an LP application you’re going to create a drastic ignition situation which is unsafe and not recommended.

Fire Pit Aesthetics

How your fire pit looks is entirely up to you! You will want to either use sand or lava rock as a base fill. We recommend using lava rock as a filler. Lava tends to be porous and crag like, enabling oxygen to flow through the base fill of the fire pit. You can even bury the fire ring inside the lava and it will still function properly. Sand can have adverse effects that include the granules falling into the fire ring orifices, reducing oxygen that’s needed and choking out the actual flame. If you decide to use fire glass in your design it is recommended that you still use lava rock as a filler, filling it all the way up to the ring like the sample photo to the left. Fire Glass can then be spread in a 1-3 inch fill depending on your budget and or preferences. We have included some example set-up scenarios in the photo gallery below.

Fire Glass and Lava Choices

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